At a recentCourt of Honor, Adam A. Bahooshian Jr. of Forked River receivedthe highest rank a Boy Scout can achieve by earning his Eagle badge.

A member of the Boy Scout Troop 26 in Barnegat Township, Bahooshianearned the honorby demonstratinghis leadership ability by completing a project to benefit his community. He set his sights on building six bat houses and hung them at Lake Barnegat and Deer Head Lake in Forked River to help combat mosquito issues in the area.